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Epilepsy upped risk of unnatural death
People with epilepsy were about three times more likely to die from any unnatural cause and five times more likely to die from unintentional...
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Physical activity led to lower risk of CV events – regardless of genetic risk
High levels of cardiovascular fitness were associated with a 49% lower risk of coronary heart disease and a 60% lower risk of atrial fibrillation...
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Four-gene signature predicted TB progression
The four-gene signature RISK4 predicted progression to TB disease among household contacts and other high-risk individuals.
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Sonified EEG could be useful triage tool
Medical students and nurses who listened to single-channel sonified electroencephalograms identified seizures with high sensitivity and...
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Model predicted Barrett’s esophagus progression
Four risk factors identified patients at significantly increased risk of progression.
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VIDEO: Biomarker accurately predicted primary nonfunction after liver transplant
This could be a tool to safely select high-risk organs for liver transplantation that otherwise would be discarded from the donor pool.
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VIDEO: Pioglitazone benefited NASH patients with and without T2DM
Has NASH met its match?
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Opioids linked to mortality in IBD
Among patients with inflammatory bowel disease, opioid prescriptions tripled in a recent 20-year period.
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Genotype did not significantly affect evacetrapib response
What’s AA genotype got to do with it? Nothing, it turns out.
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Ticagrelor noninferior to clopidogrel in terms of major bleeds in STEMI
New STEMI data answer some but not all questions.
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AGA Guideline: Use goal-directed fluid therapy, early oral feeding in acute pancreatitis
New guideline gives practical recommendations for the first 2 weeks of care.
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Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir looks good in HBV coinfected patients
Was there HBV reactivation with treatment?
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VIDEO: No short-term link found between PPIs, myocardial infarction
Researchers studied new users of either prescription PPIs or an active comparator, prescription histamine2-receptor antagonists.
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VIDEO: Model supports endoscopic resection for some T1b esophageal adenocarcinomas
Endoscopic resection as an alternative to esophagectomy.
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Ulcerative colitis is disabling over time
A meta-analysis of 17 population-based cohorts was performed.